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by O. Henry

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  1. 1Dedication — Foreword
  2. 2The Sensitive Colonel Jay
  3. 3A Matter of Loyalty
  4. 4Taking No Chances
  5. 5The Other Side of It
  6. 6Journalistically Impossible
  7. 7The Power of Reputation
  8. 8The Distraction of Grief
  9. 9A Sporting Interest
  10. 10Had a Use for It
  11. 11The Old Landmark
  12. 12A Personal Insult
  13. 13Reconciliation
  14. 14Buying a Piano
  15. 15Too Late
  16. 16Just a Little Damp
  17. 17Her Mysterious Charm
  18. 18Convinced
  19. 19His Dilemma
  20. 20Something for Baby
  21. 21A Green Hand
  22. 22A Righteous Outburst
  23. 23Getting at the Facts
  24. 24Too Wise
  25. 25A Fatal Error
  26. 26The Rake-Off
  27. 27The Telegram
  28. 28An Opportunity Declined
  29. 29Correcting a Great Injustice
  30. 30A Startling Demonstration
  31. 31Leap Year Advice
  32. 32After Supper
  33. 33His Only Opportunity
  34. 34Getting Acquainted
  35. 35Answers to Inquiries
  36. 36City Perils
  37. 37Hush Money
  38. 38Relieved
  39. 39No Time to Lose
  40. 40A Villainous Trick
  41. 41Book Reviews
  42. 42A Conditional Pardon
  43. 43Bill Nye
  44. 44A Guarded Secret
  45. 45A Pastel
  46. 46Board and Ancestors
  47. 47An X-Ray Fable
  48. 48A Universal Favorite
  49. 49The Sporting Editor on Culture
  50. 50A Question of Direction
  51. 51Willing to Compromise
  52. 52Ridiculous
  53. 53Guessed Everything Else
  54. 54The Prisoner of Zembla
  55. 55Lucky Either Way
  56. 56The “Bad Man”
  57. 57A Slight Mistake
  58. 58A Good Story Spoiled
  59. 59Revenge
  60. 60No Help for It
  61. 61“Not So Much a Tam Fool”
  62. 62A Guess-Proof Mystery Story
  63. 63Chapter I
  64. 64Chapter II
  65. 65Chapter III
  66. 66Chapter IV
  67. 67Chapter V
  68. 68The Wounded Veteran
  69. 69Her Ruse
  70. 70Why Conductors Are Morose
  71. 71The Sunday Excursionist
  72. 72An Inspiration
  73. 73Coming to Him
  74. 74His Pension
  75. 75The Winner
  76. 76Hungry Henry’s Ruse
  77. 77One Consolation
  78. 78An Unsuccessful Experiment
  79. 79By Easy Stages
  80. 80Even Worse
  81. 81The Shock
  82. 82The Cynic
  83. 83Speaking of Big Winds
  84. 84An Original Idea
  85. 85Calculations
  86. 86A Valedictory
  87. 87Solemn Thoughts
  88. 88Explaining It
  89. 89Her Failing
  90. 90A Disagreement
  91. 91An Expensive Veracity
  92. 92Grounds for Uneasiness
  93. 93Recognition
  94. 94His Doubt
  95. 95A Cheering Thought
  96. 96What It Was
  97. 97Identified
  98. 98The Apple
  99. 99How It Started
  100. 100Red Conlin’s Eloquence
  101. 101Why He Hesitated
  102. 102Somebody Lied
  103. 103Marvelous
  104. 104The Confession of a Murderer
  105. 105The Stranger’s Appeal
  106. 106The Good Boy
  107. 107The Colonel’s Romance
  108. 108A Narrow Escape
  109. 109A Years Supply
  110. 110Slightly Mixed
  111. 111Knew What Was Needed
  112. 112Some Ancient News Notes
  113. 113A Sure Method

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